The Good e-Reader 13.3 Has A Brand New UI

The Good e-Reader 13.3 is the first e-reader in the world that features a 13.3 inch Wacom screen, the ability to install your favorite Android apps and can read all of the popular e-book formats. Today, we have completed the firmware and it brings a number of new enhancements.

We have been focusing on the UI for the last few months and are really happy with the result. There is now a dedicated apps category, so anything you download and install will be easily accessed. We have also redesigned our Good e-Reader Android App Store for E-Ink and it will be loaded on every unit we ship out.

Additionally, we have also enhanced the e-book library menu. You can now sort by author, book and genre. There are plenty of new sorting options, so you can display the cover art or get rid of it entirely and fit more titles per page. We have also revised our default e-reading app, it is really solid now.

The Good e-Reader 13.3 is our first product, we designed it to appeal to everyone who needs a dedicated note taking device and needs a large screen to read A4 documents. Companies like Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo lock you into their proprietary ecosystems and it was important to us to let you decide who you want to do business with. You can install any e-book reading app you want or enjoy digital manga on a a giant screen.

The Good e-Reader 13.3 is available right now for $699 on Indiegogo. Reserve your unit today and be apart of the second wave of shipments.

Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past ten years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and Verge.

what about the new mobius ink 13.3 inch screen? the higher resolution one?

Vance Vance

You’re funny…if you learned about 13.3 inch Carta 1.2 on this website, you already know that it will be commercially available during the last quarter of this year. Devices employing it may be demonstrated in the first or second quarter of next year…but you knew that…

We asked about it, e-ink is not discontinuing Mobius anymore, so all of the OEM are focused on that and not the new one.

xyb

sony dsp-t1 is $599 now

fabritib

And rightly so. Competition adjusts prices and it obviously didn’t make any sense that the dsp-t1 was priced the same as the Goodereader or the Onyx devices….

vdings

I can’t help but believe that the market is going to drive down the price real fast. Kobo just told me they are going to be doing a 13.3 inch device. Mind you i prefer the open source nature of goodereader, and i don’t mind the premium price. It’s just that they have no experience doing this…build quality, after sales support, supply chain that’s tough to manage.

vdings…you again? Tell me you’ve never pledged for a crowd-funding project and I could more likely believe your flagrant skepticism–though not your motives. The Good e-Reader team has been immersed in the world of e ink e-readers, visiting trade shows, interviewing attendees, traveling the world and reviewing devices for years. They have a couple 13.3 inch devices in hand that they’ve been demonstrating in videos–who better than these people with their experience to provide product? Having written about the price while calling it premium, I believe you are motivated not to acquire, but to challenge others. Who do you work for–why do you essentially spout ‘reasons’ not to pledge for this device? What are your credentials to claim that anything you speak of is tough to manage? You want to drop names of companies? Okay–I own a Sony DPT-S1 that I bought based on Good e-Reader reviews and believe that with their understanding, knowledge and experience, the device they offer shall be more delightful to use and certainly more versatile–that’s saying a lot, because I actually own and use a product still being marketed.

vdings

Im just an ordinary joe. I happen to have pledged to the disastrous “jolla tablet” so I know just how hard these projects can be. Besides Good Ereader has already tried crowd funding the 6″ tablet and didnt succeed. I would buy the tablet today, but for 1 reason. I am waiting for the higher resolution screen to become available. I believe that if good ereader succeeds with this tablet, they will have learnt a lot of lessons and their next tablet will have a much higher chance of success AND it will definitely include a better screen, processor and likely a higher version of android. I have no desire to become their guinea pigs.

Scotty

does this come with warranty？

bviktor

Kobo just told you their market secret, because you’re good friends or something. Sure, you got me there.

bviktor

Its resolution is better than that of the Macbook Air 13 inch. Stop talking trash.

Peter Janicina

guys you put downd dpts1 what it cannot do, but your stylus lag is a masive down, dont you think? im looking for device with super nice responsive writting experience, otherwise its just another ereader for me.

Peter Janicina

their lag with stylus is massive comparing to dpts1 hmmm?

Vance Vance

Yes, I have seen a greater time delay between stylus contact and the line being drawn compared to my Sony. The Good e-Reader employs a faster processor but runs ordinary Android apps which are not optimized specifically for e-ink devices. Stylus lag is not inherent to, or a fault of this device, but actually demonstrates how well the Sony engineers developed their own proprietary software. I hope someone can find a way to port Sony’s software to the Good e-Reader or even write apps to take advantage of this very capable device.